Chehalis County Happenings and Local News Notes
Chehalis County items of interest from all sections gathered by Aberdeen Herald correspondents and Girard from county exchanges. C B Lindsay and wife leave Monday morning for the east to vacate. Mr and Mrs Earl Caton celebrate birth of a son. Mr and Mrs James Foxall return from Idaho. Miss Aberdeen enters dairy department for Hoguiam General hospital. Ashingham who has lover Mrs W Men for her home in luhi. Mr and Mrs L P Mason of HoQuiam Sawyer reported very ill at home on East Side. Mr and Mrs Leslie Wright host Mr Max Gribaw of Denver who may locate nearby. Two children of Mr and Mrs Adam Eberwine ill near London with scarlet fever. Mr and Mrs John Joyce left yesterday for Brooklyn to visit Mrs Joyce's mother. They expect to return about Christmas. W D Hoover left Friday for Seattle en route to Rialto after week with his brothers Serman and Edward in the city.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
C. B. Lindsay
Earl Caton
I Street
Mis
James Foxall
Idaho
Mrs of
Aberdeen
Ceane Department
Hoguiam General Hos
Brooklyn
N. Y
Montesano Social Notes and Local Moves
San Francisco visitor Phil Carothers stays with relatives in Montesino. Aberdeen residents Mrs. Ben vows visited Mrs. C. P. N. Tivberts. J. Oritecheson returned from Seattle exposition. Miss Harencutt and Mrs. Jed Brown head to Seattle for the fair. J. M. Lith homesteads forty acres near Copalis. C. F. Westfall of Hoopston visited A. D. Devonshire and Mrs. Swinehart. Joslyn to Nome Alaska for minister duties. Carl Relzlaff sold property on South Main to J. M. Cross for 1900 with 25 foot frontage and 25 monthly rent.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Phil Carothers
San Francisco
Montesino
Ben ‘Vow
C. P. N. Tivberts
Aberdeen
J. \. Oritecheson
Seattle
Sewtebrecwl
M. E. Church
Carl Relzlaff
South Main Street
J. M. Cross
Local residents update Elma visitors and property changes
Elma residents report travels including Aberdeen and Denver visits. Mrs Harrington and two children stay a month with her parents in Blue Misses. Mrs Wakefield bought the horse and lot on Young street. J J Bemley buys the Dr Hill place near Main and will move in. Lynch and Anderson sell to I S Avey the cold Taylor place on third street opposite Elma. Mrs Peters visits from Portland with sister Mrs Sue L Lower and Miss Madge from Oklahoma.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
O. G. Struever
H. B. Elder
Aberdeen
Illinois
George W. Freeman
T. B. Wakefield
Lakeview
Oresen
L. I
M. M. Wakefield
Tpilan
J. J. Bmley
Dr. Hill Place
Main Street
Fourth
M. H W. Lynch
J. J. Anderson
W. B. Taylor
I. S. Avey
Alstville Residents Depart for Aberdeen and River Trip
Francis I rin and Mrs. Duggan left for Aberdeen on Wednesday. John Berry and two boys left yesterday for coastal River, Michigan.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Francis I Rin
Local Briefs Highlight Birth and Visits
A girl was born on Tuesday September 14 to Mr. and Mrs. H. W. Paul. The Booster Club met at Mrs. M. L. Criss's home on Wednesday. Mrs. M. Vail of Caldwell Idaho visited at the T. Neely home during the past week.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
H. W. Paul
Booster Club
M. L. Criss
M. Vail
Caldwell
Idaho
T. Neely
Local Notes From Moclips And Hoquiam
Mrs I B Cooper returns to Hoquiam for winter. C A Cooper buys Kingsbury piano for pavilion. Rancher Brown returns to Clearwater after business in Moclips and Hoquiam. Miss Lella Bixby of Newbury Oregon visits two weeks with her brother in law and sister Mr and Mrs W McConnell in Moclips. Cousin Mrs Cora G Wittschen of Portland accompanies.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
I. B. Cooper
Hoquiam
Kingsbury
C. A. Cooper
Brown
Clearwater
Moclips
Lella Bixby
Newbury, Or
W. McConnell
Cora G. Wittschen
Portland
Laborers Live Better Than Queen Elizabeth Did
Washington, Sept. 17 James Wilson secretary of agriculture says the average laborer now lives better than Queen Elizabeth did in her time He notes high wages in the East and rising meat prices due to greater beef production not keeping pace with population growth He does not expect prices to fall materially soon
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Washington
Queen Elizabeth
James Wilson
West
For Rent Store Suitable for Grocery or Market
Newly built store space offered for rent suitable for grocery or meat market. Inquire S. W. Person at 315 North B Street or A. C. Theile at 505 West Heron Street.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
S. W. Person
North B Street
A. C. Theile
W. Heron Street
Plenty of Work for Every Man in State
Olympia reports strong labor conditions with mills largely operating and unemployment scarce. Commissioner Hubbard notes most Washington mills run and jobseekers find work, while Chehalis shingle mill strike remains unsettled but likely to resolve soon. He continues inquiry into eight Seattle laundry workers fired for Labor Day exposition attendance.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Olympia
Charles JF. Hubbard
Chehalis County
Hubbard
Seattle
Striking Pressed Steel Car Workers End Strike in Pittsburgh
In Pittsburgh on September 17 the second strike at Pressed Steel Car Co ends as 2,000 American workers join a march to the mill led by unarmed crowds. Thousands of immigrant workers join and some threatened entrants enter the works as the dispute appears settled.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Pittsburg
Pressed Steel Car Company
Stars and Stripes
Mekkees Rocks
O'Donovan Bridge
Milk Ticket to Poster Orders Highlight Herald Printery
The Herald Printery advertises its range from milk tickets to full sheet posters and invites readers to plan business with them. Nearby patrons praise the service and products in the community notice style.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Herald Printery
State lands inquiry widens to include land office
Seattle Sept 18 The legislative investigating committee led by Senator P L Allen plans one final round of inspections of state educational institutions before focusing on the state land office. The group will probe the land commissioner records under Senator H Fishback and may press interior department actions over 600000 acres of school and granted lands tied up in forest reserves. The panel will remain active until the next legislative session, with hearings limited to education institutions and the land office.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Seattle
Legislativ
P. L. Allen
State Land Office
E. W. Ross
H. ©. Fishback
Olympia
Interior Department
Glifford Pinchot
Washington
Allen
Educational Institution
Land Office
Militia Encampment Opens at Grays Harbor City
Companies G and FE First Regiment N G Aberdeen and Hoquiam go into a week long camp near their rifle range at Grays Harbor City under Major Otto Case Seattle. Reveille at five, eight mile march through rain to encampment site for government funded state militia buildup.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Aberdeen
Hoquiam
Grays Harbor City
Otto Case
Seattle
Reveille
Armory
Pythian Temple
Maritime cargo movements at local mills portside
A batch of ships and steamers arrived or departed, with several vessels loading for destinations such as San Francisco San Pedro Guaymas Mexico Antofagasta Chile and Santa Rosalia. The A J West Watson A West Manila Cecilia Sudden and other schooners were loading at Slade Aberdeen and American mills while Harcroft and Svea moved through Cosmopolis and Everett.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Watson A. West
Slade Mill
Antofagasta
Chile
G. C. Lindauer
Wilson Mill
San Francisco
Sehome
S. E. Slade Co
Santa Rosalia
Mexico
Edward R. West
Guymas
Centralia
Western Mill
Manila
Aberdeen Lumber & Shingle
Santa Barbara
American
Slade Mills
Svea
Cosmopolis
Harcroft
Australia
Everett
Aberdeen Herald Highlights Grays Harbor Happenings
Local twice weekly Aberdeen Herald reports on Grays Harbor events and community notes, detailing happenings, shortages, and upcoming schedules for residents.
Careless thief leaves note after home theft
A careful householder Mrs McQuilllum warned no one to enter while she was out. The note AI out dont leave anything was left on the door but later vanished. The thief emptied the house leaving a end table with a taunting line Many thinks we havent left much Readable details suggest a burglary with a cryptic message.
Humorous Quote Echoes From Nye About a Rail Accident
The piece recalls Bill Nye’s wry verse about a Wyoming railroad crash where a locomotive and several cars were wrecked but no fatalities occurred. Nye’s lines lampoon decades of stalled repairs on the old South bridge as the doomed bridge finally collapsed yesterday.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
Bill Barlow
Wyoming
Bill Nye
Old South Bridge
Heape
Sheriff’s sale notice under execution in Chehalis County
In Chehalis County Washington the sheriff announces a public sale under a court judgment against Joseph Bernard for 1890s balance due on a mortgage. The sale covers specific quarters in Section 21 Township 18 North Range 10 West at the Montesano courthouse front steps on October 23 1909 at 11 AM.
Sheriff’s sale of Humptulips Driving property in Chehalis County
In Chehalis County Washington Humptulips Driving Company a corporation plaintiff vs O P Burrows and Alice Burrows defendants. By writ issued after a May 27 1909 judgment for 550 85 dollars the sheriff levied on the West Fork Splash dam in section 23 township 22 range 9 west Willamette Meridian and will sell October 25 1909 at 10 a m at the front door for cash to satisfy the judgment costs and increased costs.
MENTIONED IN THIS ARTICLE
State of Washington
Chehalis County
Charles Veysey
Joseph Bernard
J. C. Cross
S. FE
N. E
S. EH
Willamette Meridian
Washington
Montesano
United States
Humptulips Driving Company
O. P. Burrows
Alice Burrows
West Fork
Humptulips River
Willamette
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Girard
Our County
Huquiam
Elma
Alstville
Labor
Legislative Committee
A. J. West
Santa Monica
San Pedro
Cecilia Sudden
Aberdeen Lumber & Shingle Mills
Guaymas
Grays Harbor
Payette
Schelle Mathews
The
Boston
Pererelee
Panama
Lamb's
Aitte Housse
Mowne van
JJ. Kaueman CO
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